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Why Deer Aren’t Always Welcome

June 30, 2009

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Isn’t the rose above beautiful?  Well, it was beautiful until we had some visitors early Monday morning.  These visitors just love to nibble on new rose leaves and buds.  Needless to say, I’m not too happy about their visit.

We often see deer in the Glade.  They travel through vacant lots and the golf course behind our house.  Most of the time they are quite adorable.  But not now.

Deer are protected in the Glade and I don’t have a problem with that.  I just have a problem with deer eating my roses.  Fences aren’t permitted where we live.  For several years we have been successfully using a product called Liquid Fence to protect our flowers.  We haven’t had any problems until now.  Monday morning’s visitors munched on several

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Hush Little Baby

June 29, 2009
Daylily Hush Little Baby, Fairfield Glade. June 28, 2009.

Daylily Hush Little Baby, Fairfield Glade. June 28, 2009.

Our roses aren’t producing a lot of blossoms right now, but our other flowers are doing a good job of filling in the gaps.  We’ve been enjoying lilies and daylilies for a couple of weeks now.  They’re giving us lots of beautiful color and delight fragrances.

Betsy is highlighting some of the lilies in our garden today.  The picture above is one of our daylilies, Hush Little Baby.  Daylily blossoms only last for a single day, but they sure are pretty for that day.

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A Hot Day on the Plateau

June 20, 2009

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It was almost unbearably hot here on the Plateau yesterday.  It got so bad that the Weather Service issued a special alert about the heat.  They warned of a heat index between 100 and 105.  I’m not sure it got quite that high at the house, but it was definitely warm.  We even turned on the air conditioning for the first time this season.  We have great cross-ventilation in our house and rarely use the ac.  I just hope yesterday wasn’t a harbinger of things to come.

I got the front yard mowed and the roses watered, but that was about the extent of my outside work.  We have many weeds that need attention, but they will just have to wait.

But all is not lost in the garden.  The lilies are doing well, and since I had time to work inside I made the collage above to share with all of you.  The collage can be enlarged by clicking on it.

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Skywatch Friday # 49

June 19, 2009
Fairfield sky. June 15, 2009.

Fairfield sky. June 15, 2009.

This is my post for Skywatch Friday, a meme for sharing views of the sky from all over the world.  To see more views of the sky, or to join and share your own photos, click HERE.

I realize summer doesn’t officially arrive until Sunday, but we’ve had typical summer weather up here on the Plateau.  The mornings start out sunny and clear — a perfect day.  In the afternoons the clouds start rolling in.  Sometimes we get rain; sometimes we only get more clouds.

This picture was taken in our front yard earlier this week.  A little of the blue sky remains, but the clouds are definitely on the way.  We didn’t get any rain that day.

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My World # 36: Lilies

June 16, 2009
Lilies in our garden, Fairfield Glade. June 13, 2009.

Lilies in our garden, Fairfield Glade. June 13, 2009.

This is my post for the My World meme.  It is hosted by Klaus, Ivar, Sandy, Wren, Louise and Fishing Guy.  To see more of our world or to join and share your part of the world, click HERE.

Most of you know that Betsy and I grow roses.  But we have other flowers as well.  This week most of our lilies are in full bloom.  These lilies are opposite a sliding door to the deck and when the house is open the fragrance inside is heavenly.

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Who Says Lilies Are Short Plants?

June 15, 2009
Betsy and the lilies. Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 14, 2009.

Betsy and the lilies. Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 14, 2009.

As most of you know, Betsy and I grow roses, but we also have lilies as well.  As you can see in the picture above, the lilies are now in bloom.  I couldn’t resist getting this picture of Betsy looking up at one of them.

I must admit that I cheated just a little with this picture.  The lily is in a raised flower bed and Betsy is on a walkway beside the flower bed.  The lily plant is really only about five feet tall.  But if you look in the upper right-hand corner you’ll see part of a lily that is even taller.  The white lily is just under six feet tall.

But regardless of the height of the lilies we think they both look good and have a wonderful fragrance.

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Scenic Sunday # 48: Flag Day

June 14, 2009
Our flag. Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. January 31, 2009.

Our flag. Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. January 31, 2009.

This is my post for the Scenic Sunday meme, which shares beautiful scenes from around the world.  To see more Scenic Sunday posts, or to join and show your own pictures, click HERE.

I consider the photo above to be both scenic and appropriate for today.  That is the flag that flies from our flagpole here in the Glade.  The picture above was taken last January as you can tell from the trees.  I didn’t get a picture yesterday to use with this post.

One of the first things Dad did after he got us moved into the house he was building was put up a flagpole in the front yard.  My younger brother, Ken, and I had the job of putting up the flag each morning when the weather was good and taking it down and folding it in the evening.

Mom and Dad continued to fly their flag daily until they both lost their sight.  Ken still flies a flag at his house as do Betsy and I.  Our flag gets weathered over the year and so we have the tradition of flying a new flag each Flag Day.  There are now leaves on the trees around our house and the sky is not quite as blue as it is in this picture, but that new ‘Old Glory’ still looks pretty against the sky.

I know it’s old-fashioned, but I still thrill to see that flag unfurling in the breeze.

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Be Careful What You Wish For

June 6, 2009
Roses on our dining room table. June 5, 2009.

Roses on our dining room table. June 5, 2009.

As many of you know, we had two years of drought up here on the Plateau.  That meant carrying a lot of water to water the roses and other plants.  During that time we kept hoping for rain.

This year we have had slightly more rain than average, so everything is lush and green.  As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered a downside to all this rain.  It rained here on Thursday when we went to Hendersonville to check on my parents.  When we got home Thursday evening we noticed many rose stems beaten down by the rain.  Yesterday I spent an hour or so cleaning up the rose beds.

But I couldn’t just throw out all of those blossoms.  I try to bring Betsy a rose bud each day so we have several bud vases.  But yesterday I brought in enough blossoms to fill them all.  Our dining room table is a little crowded, but it sure does smell good in the house!

And speaking of the drawbacks to all of this rain, the grass is so lush and green that I’m spending more time mowing than I did last year.  And don’t even get me started on the weeds!

Don’t get me wrong — I’m delighted with the rain.  It’s just that between the trips to Hendersonville and the yard I’ve got way behind on visiting my blogging friends.  Please don’t give up on me —  I haven’t forgotten about you.

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The View In Our Front Yard

June 4, 2009
Our Big Rose Bed, Fairfield Glade. June 2, 2009.

Our Big Rose Bed, Fairfield Glade. June 2, 2009.

If you have visited here on a regular basis you may be tired of hearing about and seeing roses.  But Betsy and I enjoy them and enjoy growing them and we can’t help ourselves in wanting to share them.  The picture above was taken Tuesday from the edge of our driveway.  We rather like the view.

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We Came Home to This

June 1, 2009
Wildfire Rose, Fairfield Glade. May 31, 2009.

Wildfire Rose, Fairfield Glade. May 31, 2009.

When Betsy and I got home Saturday night from our trip to North Carolina we found the beauty above in our rose garden.  Wildfire is one of our favorite roses, but I’m not sure any picture can do it justice.  Wildfire is a red-orange-yellow blend and which color is dominant depends somewhat on the lighting.

But trust me — Wildfire is a beautiful rose.

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